Workshopping With: April Wood

Workshopping With is our latest virtual programming series lead by artists and educators on variety of topics. Our inaugural sessions will be led by our co-presidents Kerianne Quick, Seth Papac and three of our board members, Michael Brehl, Demi Thomloudis, and April Wood.

Ferrous to Fine

This demo focuses on the use of steel, typically considered a non-precious metal, in combination with precious metals for the fabrication of jewelry and small sculpture. Participants will learn about the working properties of steel and what makes it similar, yet different from working with non-ferrous or precious metals, from annealing, to silver and gold soldering on steel, to small-scale oxy/acetylene welding.

Instructor Bio: 

April Wood is a metalsmith living and working in Baltimore, MD. She is a co-founder of the Baltimore Jewelry Center. She received her BFA in Studio Art, concentrating in Metals/Jewelry from Texas State University – San Marcos and her MFA from Towson University. She has taught at the Baltimore Jewelry Center, the Maryland Institute College of Art, the Corcoran College of Art and Design, Penland School of Crafts, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Pocosin School of the Arts, Metalwerx, Silvera Jewelry Academy, and Towson University. Her work has been featured in Metalsmith, Surface Design Journal, and Sculpture. She exhibits her work nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at Ombré Gallery, Heidi Lowe Gallery, the Contemporary Austin-Laguna Gloria, and SIERAAD International Art Jewelry Fair in Amsterdam. Her work is hand sawn with intricate lace and botanical patterns in predominantly mild steel.